2012 Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 3

Week 3 Photo 1:  Challenge:  Black & White.  If you know me, you know I rarely take pictures of people.  Last weekend I went to a reunion of people I went to Elementary and Middle School with.  These wonderful, smart, talented and unique people had more influence on me than I would probably admit.  Here's 5 of them perusing an old photo album. It was a truly fun evening.

Week 3 Photo 2:  Challenge:  Black & White.  For my second photo, I'm taking an instagram polaroid.  I picked up my parents from DFW returning from New Zealand and couldn't resist taking this photo.  It was perfect in black & white.

2012 Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 2, Photo 2

Week 2, Photo 2.  Current Challenge:  Black & White.  I went looking for my Uncle Gus this weekend.   His death certificate says he's buried in the Marlin Cemetery, Marlin only has Cavalry Cemetery but I went and looked anyway.  I've never found a more neglected cemetery.  Most of the tombstones were just squares of concrete, the names have since worn off.  There were lots of open spaces and while the inside was neatly manicured, the outer edges were just grown up brambles and muck.  This kind of stood out to me and I loved the light.

Photo Challenge: Week 2, Photo 1. Black & White

Week 2, Photo 1:  Challenge, Black & White.  We had a few days of nasty grey rainy weather, this picture reflects the way I felt.  Grey and looking for a little light no matter where it came from.

2010 Photo Challenge: E in B&W

Challenge:  Black & White  Week 1, Photo 2.  I personally have a hard time with portraits, it seems that no one is ever happy with a picture of themselves.  And I hate to disappoint people so you might find a lot of people in my challenges this year - that's the whole point of a challenge right?  To try to accomplish something.  So I forced my oldest into letting me take a few photos.  I feel like I got a good natural smile and I love it because it's my baby.

2012 Photo Challenge: Black & White Leaf

Challenge:  Black & White.  Week 1, Photo 1.  I found this leaf on a beautiful bed of green winter rye so green - the leaf dead as a doornail and dry as kindling, but for some reason it is WAY more appealing in black and white over the original color alternative.  It really makes the veins in the leaf pop.